Technical writing in English

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Provides practical methods and resources to improve technical writing in English, based on one year of experience producing blogs, articles, tutorials and a book as a full-time freelancer. Covers concrete guidance for writing about systems and technology, drawing on the author’s background as a developer, sysadmin and DBA.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 3:28Structure
3. 6:40Composing a paragraph
4. 7:50Paragraph Rules & Emphasis
5. 12:02Choosing words
6. 15:03Wordy & redundant expressions
7. 15:49Weasel expressions
8. 16:09Weasel words
9. 17:48Adverbs
10. 18:58Passive voice
11. 19:23Solution: ... by zombies trick
12. 20:21Positive forms
13. 21:16Personal vs. impersonal
14. 22:36Gender-neutral pronouns
15. 25:38Rhythm and pace
16. 28:27Editing tools
17. 29:45Grammar reference

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